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lear picture when you stand over next to them and guide them at some point necessary to let them show you what they can do each okay most day we spend one on one or two on one time together learning some new skill letter number and practice it together when i am working on dinner i do something with the girls that we call tray time we call it that because they are asked to stay on the blanket and work on activities on trays that way they are within eyesight i can help them if they need but i can also back off and not hover so how does it work it s somewhat related to the posts about learning trays baskets that manda did we also use lunch type plastic trays i got mine from oriental trading they review any skill game we ve previously worked on but independently this time i spread out a blanket for each of them this is what they do when i am cooking dinner most nights here s the basics we spread out a blanket and i put a few activities out for them to work on my one year old doesn t get many trays yet but the 3 year old does and has for a while now i set a timer and they work until the timer goes off i stop every few minutes to check on them or interact monitoring their progress and encouraging them but not really interfering here s some examples of activities stringing blocks this is a melissa and doug set magnets on a cookie baking sheet i give her family pictures a lot they can sort or just play fridge magnet sets like the animal matching or the alphabet for my 3 year old i set out the trays on a blanket she likes to spread waaaaay out otherwise this particular day she worked on a memory game i break them up into individual baggies to match otherwise using the entire game for her is very overwhelming stamping sets a blank piece of paper washable stamp pads w numbers letters shapes etc glued to the end of pill bottles they are easier to grasp when glued to something with more of a handle for them to grab onto playdough is another good option i give her one or 2 colors one or 2 tools and let her create at the end i can just shake off the tiny pieces outside so they don t get on the floor so what other kinds of activities are appropriate first consider your child s age what you ve been working on together and what would be realistic for them i wouldn t give playdough to my one year old without direct supervision because she likes to eat playdough remember it doesn t have to be fancy i do recommend starting with 1 2 trays and teaching them not to start a new tray until another one is cleaned up completely some ideas coloring book and a few crayons chalk board and chalk paint with water shaving cream on cookie sheet magnets matching card games sorting puffs by color shape size transferring an item like puffs into new containers with tweezers tongs etc puzzles do a dot markers lacing cards lacing beads on pipe cleaners rolling dice and counting the dots play items like cars dolls dollhouse playdough dominoes we have princess dominoes blocks to stack legos duplos electronic games a stack of books not recommended if you have crayons out at the same time for a young child coloring book and coloring in a book is a little confusing clothespin games at tot school blog stamping gluing w a glue stick like leaves on a tree practice pouring i started this with pouring beads out of a container rather than w liquid or they practice pouring their own snack in a bowl pen and paper counting activies like described on the blog any homemade game or something that uses fine motor skills posted by raegan at 12 00 am 3 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fine motor skills homeschool organization practical life skills tuesday may 18 2010 save your containers you probably end up with tons of empty containers week to week right yogurt baby food sour cream ricotta ketchup bottles gallon jugs spice jars coffee creamer the list goes on and on don t throw them out unless you have to i have a large container to well contain my extra containers before you toss clean them and consider the uses all are fun and new dumping toys for the bathtub the ketchup bottles are really fun for squirting containers for water play or pouring my girls use them in their sandbox outside to dump build and make a nice mess stacking like blocks pom pom stuffing cut a hole in the lid my 15 month old loves this clothespin games smelly jars spice jars with colored sand for art i use them like glitter shakers too spice jars glue a shaped sponge on top it s much easier to sponge paint with grip something to grip parmesan cheese container pipe cleaner game store homemade playdough bathtub paint finger paint bubble solutions etc make musical instruments then the obvious like storage posted by raegan at 12 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels organization tips thursday may 6 2010 workboxes originally explained by sue patrick in her workbox system book workboxes have become pretty popular in the homeschooling community the above photo is from the tot school blog and shows the standard way to do workboxes head on over and check out her posts on how she s implemented workboxes with her toddler everybody uses this system differently but the basic concept remains the same your child has work in a box basket file hanging pocket that is to be completed that day for a toddler you might want to start with just 5 boxes of work for a preschooler maybe 9 would be a good amount to fill up the learning time ideally most of the work contained in the boxes will be activities that your child can complete independently for a toddler that s just not going to happen completely so expect to at least supervise each activity the benefits organization structure independence teaches care for toys keeps the learning time moving without constant direction by mom better focus the limitations does not work for messy complicated activities requires more prep time the night before physically finding the space to set up boxes can be a struggle at first our experience we have only done this 2 days so far monday and wednesday and i am already loving it oh and tobias loves it too i fill each box with an activity the night before and the next day when we have a good 1 hour time slot for learning time i tell tobias we can do his boxes now he gets each box out completes the activity as quickly or slowly as he d like and then puts everything back in the box and returns the box to its shelf then he grabs the next box on the shelf until he s done all five no clean up for mom and more independence for my toddler can you see why i love it below i have two pictures of how i ve set up our workboxes the containers are photo boxes from joann s that were 2 a piece in the second picture you can see today s activities all set inside each box how do i get started round up five boxes if you have a toddler nine if you have a preschooler you can use anything shoeboxes photo boxes this is what i used those plastic toy storage bins etc pick a good place for them to go where your child can reach them easily the first day choose easy activities because your focus is to teach your child how to get each box complete the activity and put the box away properly there is to be no throwing or banging of the materials which is what i mostly had to correct tobias for we had two time outs when he threw a toy and when he refused to put the materials away in the box he only got off time out when he was willing to finish up and he did that happily both times without any further discipline for a toddler this skill of getting out one toy playing with it and putting it away neatly is huge it s useful for mom useful for kindergarten and useful for the poor toys who take all the typical toddler abuse normally lol what activities can i put in the boxes i am choosing 4 activities that have a clear purpose and 1 that is open ended right now the open ended toy comes last so tobias doesn t get bored before completing all the boxes some activities we ve used include counting bears lauri shape sorter lauri tall stacker pegs small spaces activity we used the puff balls and a yogurt container activity transferring activity we used wooden toast grabber tongs to transfer puff balls from one basket into another cutting activity safety scissors and strips of scrapbooking paper worked well this was very difficult for tobias so don t be discouraged if your toddler can t do it either stamping this was great fun but also a bit of a mess so we might put this away for a few months and come back to it coloring crayons and paper are always fun posted by amanda at 2 34 pm 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels organization planning monday november 30 2009 learning poster over 26 weeks this year i have been following the preschool curriculum found at our preschool homeschool blog on it she suggests doing a learning poster where you can post your weekly learning items in our old house we recently moved i didn t really have anywhere to hang a poster instead i wrote each item on a piece of paper and hung each paper on cupboards in the kitchen when we moved i now had room for a poster so i made one since we have been using it i have grown to like it so much that i think i should have tried harder to find a place in the old house i have since thought of lots of places i could have put it here is how i made it supplies poster board computer and printer scrapbook paper scissors i used a scrapbook rotary cutting board glue stick tape to hang the poster method type and print or write out the headings for each category on your learning poster just be sure you don t print each title larger than can fit in its respective columns cut out rectangles to put each item on each week cut out each title glue each rectangle in place glue each title onto scrapbook paper card stock hang the poster weekly at the beginning of each week create your items for your learning theme i put up the theme picture vocabulary picture and nursery rhyme at the beginning of each week on each respective day i add the appropriate picture so on letter day i add the printout of the letter each morning we review all that is on the poster photos i made mine a bit more colorful than the one on the preschool blog this wasn t difficult but more time consuming than it needed to be in my mind it was worth it decide for yourself i didn t worry so much about having perfect spacing around the words posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 15 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels organization planning preschool thursday september 24 2009 scheduling learning time for all ages since grandma is in town we haven t done any new learning activities this week but i have been listening to moms notes cd s on structuring your child s day and thinking a lot about how to implement learning time into the day here are some tips for getting started at any age choose a time when your child is fed and well rested right before a nap or a meal is not the time to introduce a learning time if your child is still doing 2 naps then your ideal time will be after lunch if your child is taking just one nap each day then you will want to do learning time either after breakfast in the morning or after the nap and a snack if your child has no nap i would recommend right after lunch as a good time for learning start with short amounts of time even just 5 minutes if that s all you think your child can handle gradually add 5 minutes each week until you reach your goal general tips for babies location keep it on the floor preferably on a blanket so there is some boundary to the activity duration 15 minutes is a fine goal for any child under the age of one you may be able to do two 15 minute learning periods each day types of activities expect each activity to last around 5 minutes with infants you can choose a physical activity a music activity and then a reading activity to fill up the 15 minutes nicely general tips for toddlers location your learning time can be split so it takes place half at the table or highchair and half on the floor again a blanket can help to give a reasonable boundary to the activity and can be a cue to your child that floor learning time is about to start not just regular free play duration every toddler is different you need to gauge your child s interest ability to focus and age on a case by case basis however i would say that you can aim for 30 minutes for a 2 year old and 45 minutes by 3 years old if you want to achieve the longer learning time please understand you need to vary the activities they cannot do 1 activity for 30 full minutes you can also feel free to do two slightly shorter learning periods each day types of activities if you have a sitter then plan for 2 table activities and 1 floor activity if you have a mover then plan for 1 table activity and 2 floor activities choose 3 activities from different categories craft fine motor and music or maybe fine motor physical story this will hold your child s interest and allow you to see where your child s strengths lie general tips for preschoolers location at least half of learning time should be at the table and half or less on the floor remember you are preparing them for the larger amounts of sitting time in kindergarten whether in public school or home school duration 30 60 minutes as with toddlers do not expect them to pursue one activity for an hour plan enough activities to fill the time you have allotted you can certainly do 30 minutes twice a day if you choose or do an hour altogether dividing the learning time between the table and the floor will be very useful if you have a preschooler who is a mover if your child is in preschool every day any additional learning time should be shortened slightly compared to a child who does not attend a preschool outside the home you don t want to burn them out so young types of activities again variety is the key at this age you can truly delve into math science social studies and reading in addition to music art fine motor skills and physical education always plan one more activity than you think you will need for the day just in case three to five activities should fill up a one hour time slot be careful not to let your preschooler jump through activities too quickly but know that sometimes you ll end up with extra time anyway credit moms notes by carla and joey link the tot school blog by carisa posted by amanda at 11 30 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels organization older posts home subscribe to comments atom linkwithin followers subscribe posts atom posts all comments atom all comments get email updates enter your email preview powered by feedblitz labels about us 7 alphabet 25 animals 8 apple 16 art 60 awards 4 babestotsandkids 1 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